Archives for January 6, 2004

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Brewing potential in China

Japanese brewing giant Asahi is the latest foreign company to try and crack the Chinese beverage market. The firm has teamed up with Japanese trade firm Itochu and leading Chinese packaged food and beverage producer Tingyi in a bid to strengthen its...

New markets for Nutrinova

Sales of the high intensity sweetener acesulfame K look set to rise for ingredients firm Nutrinova with the company confirming this week that the FDA has approved its non-carbohydrate sweetener Sunett as a general purpose sweetener and flavour...

Scotch whisky makers seek Indian improvements

Scotch whisky producers have fought long and hard in recent years to improve the market access for their product, mainly by seeking an equality of treatment with local products.

Little cheer for French wine traders

After an extremely tough year last year, 2004 looks set to bring little in the way of cheer for French wine négociants, according to a recently published report.

EU laws set to hamper growth in polyphenols market

Forthcoming European legislation on health claims could pose a roadblock to rapid market expansion of polyphenols, the plant-based antioxidants gaining increasing attention for their disease-fighting actions, warns a new report.

Packaging partnership formed

Norwegian packaging firm Elopak is confident that the recently completed partnership agreement with Dutch company Variopak will reinforce the group's position within the European liquid food packaging market. This sector has seen a large degree of...

Tropicana rolls out new functional juices

PepsiCo's Tropicana brand has added a sub-line of fortified juices to its range, including an immune-boosting variety with selenium, increasing its activites in the functional beverages sector.